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“A national comparative approach to developing an in-depth, gender-based understanding of social isolation among older immigrants from diverse backgrounds in Canada engaging different stakeholders, communities, and local knowledge”

About the Project

The Inclusive Communities for Older Immigrants (ICOI) partnership will engage in a 7-year multidisciplinary, multi-sector, multi-province project that will build sustainable connections to generate knowledge about social isolation and connectedness among older immigrants, support multidirectional knowledge exchange, and improve older immigrants’ lives.

Project Phases

Phase 01: Generate a comprehensive understanding of the factors contributing to social isolation/connectedness

Phase 02: Identify interventions addressing social isolation/connectedness

Phase 03: Co-design interventions addressing social isolation/connectedness in collaboration with project partners

Phase 04: Evaluate the interventions’ feasibility, satisfaction, and preliminary. effectiveness

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ICOI Year 3 Summit was held in person at the University of Calgary, Alberta from April 4-6. 32 ICOI team members attended in person, while more than 50 members joined virtually via Zoom Read More about the event here
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The ICOI project is supported in part by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

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